Hi there. Another card for you today – totally outside my comfort zone:

I received this stamp set from the sale of stash Justine Hovey was having. Concord and 9th City Scapes. Not a stamp and die set I had really thought of, as I struggle with scenes, and still find them very difficult to layer and get right.
When I saw the colours for the current Color Throwdown Challenge, I decided that now was the time to use this set………..and to create a card with a more masculine feel with these colours.
I used Distress Oxide in three purple colours for the background – no water splatters this time.
The main stamps were heat embossed in grey as I knew I wanted a distressed water-colour effect for the buildings – using Altenew water-colour pan set for the grey colour, and the rusty hinge Distress Oxide for the – well – rust colour in the house windows.
The sentiment is cobbled together from a couple of stamp sets, and heat embossed in white, on the grey die cut tree layer. I didn’t stamp the trees – I just drew a black line within the images with a black gel pen.
My difficulty was the layers – were to place them, how to place them, how to stick them down – all took a whole load of thinking and sorting out – some die-cuts were put to one side for another day………..kinda!
I shall be entering the following challenges:
Color Throwdown – rust, purple, grey, white
Daring Cardmakers – card for a male
QKR Stampede – anything goes
The Male Room Challenge – anything goes for a male with a twist of no designer papers
This is a beautiful card. So calm and so lovely. Great job! Thank you for joining us at The Male Room this challenge.
X Lise Mariann, DT
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Thank you Lise π
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Fab male themed card! Love your colouring of the houses especially.
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Thank you very much π
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Fabulous creation with these colors. Love the color you used for the background. Thanks for playing along with us at The Male Room. Looking forward to seeing your creative projects in the future galleries again.
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Thank you Wei π
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Great masculine card! Thanks so much for playing along at The Male Room craft challenge. Good Luck!
Monika
https://tinkercards.blogspot.com
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Thank you Monika. π
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Fabulous card! We’re delighted that you’re playing along in our “Anything Goes” challenge at QKR Stampede this week. Thanks and good luck.
NanaConnie DT
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Thank you π π
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What a great way to use the colors! Love this! Thanks for sharing with us at the Color Throwdown!
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Thank you very much π
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